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>> i dont know. if i was going to thank somebody, i would probably thank president xi. >> interview did end on a festive note with lavar ball telling chris to wish mr. trump a happy thanksgiving. whitefish energy halting work on puerto ricos electric grid because it owed more than $83 million by preppas the islands power authority. in an interview, the ceo tells cnn his company has reached the point where it can no longer sustain operations. >> we came here to try to do something positive for ...

Franken tells cnn he does not remember taking the photo with menz and feels badly that she felt disrespected. all right, 45 minutes past the hour. after 23 head-spinning minutes with cnns chris cuomo, lavar ball still refused to thank president trump for getting his son and two ucla basketball teammates out of jail after their arrest for shoplifting in china. >> ball had minimized the presidents role over the weekend, to which mr. trump responded by tweeting he should have left the players in ...

Because of this announcement by donald trump and with these new sanctions that will be imposed, north korea is going to retaliate. we did hear from a state newspaper calling trump a lunatic president who deserves to be finished for his hideous crimes. we dont think this is specifically related to the sanctions, because when pyongyang officially does respond, we know there will be more rhetoric and certainly more threats, further destabilizing the korean peninsula, dave. >> it has been relatively...

>> turning to politics now, president-elect donald trump naming dr. ben carson as his pick for secretary of housing and urban developments. meanwhile, mr. trump blasting china in a series of new tweets, breaking deck eights of diplomatic protocol by speaking with taiwans president. cnns jessica schneider is live outside of trump tower in new york with more. >> alisyn, we were told that this would be a quiet weekend for the president-elect. but if you count twitter it was anything but. donald tru...

You say youre the party of women, but you didnt even get a majority of the female vote. theres a lot of things that you got to take responsibility for i think thats part of the frustration inside the democratic party right now. >> democrats have to be passionate about their candidates. how many people said to you im voting for hillary clinton, but i dont love her. how many people said that. thats something for them to examine. >> well talk to you tomorrow again. >> vans going to come back hes go...

A victory for people protesting the dakota access pipeline. the army corps of engineers says it will look for alternate routes for the $3.7 billion project. so why are protesters staying put? lets ask cnns sara sidner live near cannonball, north dakota, with more. what is the latest, sara? >> alisyn, it was jubilation. there was singing. there was crying. there was drumming. with the standing rock sioux and the entire sioux nation along with upwards of 8,000 people who have all crowded into this...

I just -- its like unbelievable that its happening. im more disappointed than angry, i think. in our country. >> whats important for us to know today? >> you have to right for your civil rights. you cant just sit back and say, that wont happen to me. >> their hope, that americas arc of the moral universe bends this time towards justice. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> a frightening situation to tell you about that was caused by a b.s. conspirator theory. what can be done to get us back on the ro...

It. if some yes came over here and bulldozed americans and put us into little camps for 200 years, americans probably wouldnt be doing that well, either. and so youve got to deal with the reality of it. at the same time, when native americans try to do stuff, for instance a lot of them want to be involved in wind farming because theyre out there on the plains, the red tape and the bureaucracy have the b.i.a. and this one and that one, they couldnt even do that. and so we -- we really want to see...

Associated there. i dont want to spend my money there. >> reporter: also a boycoivanka business. >> my brand that was launched far before the presidential cycle commenced and will continue long afterwards. >> reporter: responding to the reporting on the lowering of rates and booking problems at trumps new hotel in washington, a trump hotel spokesperson says that hotel has been their most successful in terms of opening bookings and event marketing. the spokesperson also said the reports on sites ...

Bloating? pain? you may have ibs. ask your doctor if non-prescription ibgard is right for you. ibgard calms the angry gut. available at cvs, walgreens and rite aid. all right. so, 58% of likely voters in our latest cnn poll say the economy is the most important issue to their vote. not unusual. both hillary clinton and donald trump say they have the best plan to create jobs. also, not unusual. but what are those plans? thats where this conversation usually ends. lets start with trump who think...